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Constitution of the United States
Coverage of Constitution of the United States in the Nexus archive.
- America at 250: why the Constitution was built to restrain government, not celebrate majority rule
The U.S. Constitution was designed to limit government power and protect individual rights, not to establish majority rule. The Founding Fathers structured it with checks and balances across three branches and avoided the term 'democracy' due to concerns about tyranny of the majority.
- Justice Gorsuch says his loyalty is to "Constitution and laws" amid Trump Supreme Court attacks
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch stated his loyalty is to the Constitution and laws of the United States. He made this statement in response to President Trump's attacks on the Supreme Court. Gorsuch also discussed the current climate of the Supreme Court and his new children's book.